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Opinion

Vote against ballot measure 1A

Mark Twain once famously asserted, “What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” It is easy in life, even in science, to d...

Our identity is not lost, it is being ignored

An article in the aptly named Yahoo News made the statement, “Divided Americans fret losing identity.” Imagine that. It wasn’t lost, it was thrown away. America no longer has a cl...

Residents haven’t consented to fluoride

Durango residents have a landmark decision to make in the upcoming city election – whether to continue fluoridation of city drinking water. As a member of Clean Water Durango, I ...

Theater is a welcome diversion right now

The heavy burden and shame I have experienced since Donald Trump became president was finally, at least temporally, lifted at the Durango Arts Center, where I was privileged enough to attend...

Are Gardner and Tipton afraid of us?

Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner has received many thousands of calls, letters and online messages from constituents requesting that he hear their comments and concerns in town halls. He has stead...

Formula 1 coverage much appreciated

I want to thank The Durango Herald for publishing coverage of Formula 1 racing. Keep it up! John Griffiths Durango ...

Youssef will seek results rather than credit

I have known Melissa Youssef for a number of years in both a professional and personal context. I’m always so impressed with Melissa’s work ethic and her determination to see pro...

Citizen urges vote for Melissa Youssef

Melissa Youssef has earned my support for Durango City Council. I have served on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board with her and on the committee to renew the recreation sal...

McHenry is a neighborhood advocate

At times, our city councils are not transparent and may not represent the residents of our neighborhoods, but appear to represent real estate/developer interests. Local community...

Youssef has invaluable skills, experience

Melissa Youssef and I served together on the Animas High School Board of Directors during its formative early years. Those very demanding years required us, as a board, to develop school pol...

Newspaper saga not likely to end well

Last December, I submitted a letter expressing my primary motivation for subscribing to the Herald. It revolved around the morning crossword puzzle and Jumble, as the heavily-skewed liberal ...

Keep the political cartoons coming

I wanted to let you know how much we enjoy the political cartoons you run in the Opinion section. They give us a chance to chuckle during these controversial times. In spite of so...
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